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UNITED STATES PATENT Genres.

FRANK O. GERMANN, JR, OF ALBANY, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR OF ONEIJALF A TO WILLIAM H. FREAR, OF SAME PLACE.

TROUSERS-HANGER.

- SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 476,195, dated May 31, 1892.

Application filed May 16, 1891. Serial No. 392,982. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern: their lower end an inturned flange 5, which Beit known that I, FRANK O. GERMANN. J r., is preferably made with a serrated edge for of the city and county of Albany, in the State the purpose of affording a firm hold on the of New York, have invented a new and usegarment clamped therein. The flanges of ful Improvement in Trousers- Hangers, of both jaws should be made to correspond to which the following is a specification, refer-' each other, so that the teeth on one will fit ence being had to the accompanying drawin the spaces of the other. A torsion-spring ings, which form part of this specification, in 6 is centered on the joint-pin of the joint 4: Which and is fitted to normally keep the movable IO Figure 1 is a perspective view of m yhanger jaw closed against the immovable jaw. applied to a pair of trousers. Fig. 2 is a side 0 designates the adjustable gripping deelevation of my hanger with aportion of the vice, which is made substantially like the side removed for the purpose of showing the fixed gripping device,with the exception that construction of the same. Fig. 3 is an enit is provided with a sleeve 7, that is fitted to 15 larged end elevation of the hanger, and Fig. slide loosely on the head A, and with a spring- 4 is a sectional view of the joint of one of detent 8, which is secured to said sleeve and the spring clamping-jaws of my hanger. is fitted to engage in notches 9, formed in the My invention relates to a device for hanghead A. Said detent by taking into said 111g up trousers in such manner that the notches prevents the gripping device 0 from 20 creases at the front and back of the legs will being displaced by the strain of the trousers. be preserved complete, notwithstanding the My invention operatesin the following manfrequency of the wear of the garment, and ner: The trousers D, folded as shown in the the wrinkles incident to the wear of the gardrawings to produce a crease on the front mentwill be smoothened out; audit consists of and rear of each leg. has the rearmost por- 25 a head or bar provided with a gripping detion of the waistband clamped in one of the vice held in a fixed position at one end of gripping devices, preferably the fixed one, said head and with an adjustable gripping and the forward portion of the waistband device fitted to slide on the opposite end of clamped in the other gripping device. A fold said head for the purpose of adjusting the 10 should be made to carry the front part of c hanger to trousers of different sizes of waistthe body of the trousers inwardly, so as to bands. insure a proper creasing on the front side of As represented in the drawings, A desigthe legs, and the movable gripping device 0 nates the head of my trousers-hanger, which should be pushed toward the corresponding may be of any suitable material, but is prefend of the head A as far as the trousers will 3 5 erably made to conform approximately to the allow, and thereby the trousers will be held upper outline of the waistband of the trousin astrained position,so that when suspended ers. Said head is provided with a hook 1 for the weight of the garment will aid in smooththe purpose of attaching the hanger to a ing out any wrinkles therein that have been clothes-hook or other appliance from which produced by wear.

40 the trousers are to be suspended. When preferred, any form of detent forhold- B designates the fixed gripping device, ing the adjustable gripping device may be which is fastened to one end of the head A, substituted for the one shown in the drawpreferably at that end of the latter that will ings without departing from the scope of my be placed above the back seam of the trousers, invention.

45 and said'gripping device consists of a sta- What I claim as my invention, and desire tionary or immovable jaw 2 and a movable to secure by Letters Patent, is-- jaw 3, the latter being hinged to the former 1. In a trousers-hanger, the combination of by means of a joint 4, so as to allow the mova head or bar, two gripping devices, one of able jaw to swing toward and from the imwhich is adapted to be received within the 50 movable jaw. Both of said jaws have at waistband of the trousers and to grip afold IOO of said waistband, one of said gripping devices being fixed to'said bar and the other fitted to slide along said bar, and a locking device for locking the latter in position against the tension of the stretched waistband, substantially as described.

2. In atrousers-hanger, the combination of a head or bar, two gripping devices, one of which is adapted to be received within the waistband of the trousers and to grip afold of said waistband, one of said gripping devices being fixed to said bar and the other fitted to slide along said bar, and a springlocking device for locking the latter in position against the tension of the stretched waistband, substantially as described.

3. In a trousers-hanger, the combinationot" a head or bar provided withserrations, a grip-L ping device fitted to slide along said bar and provided with a spring-detent adapted to en-; gage with said serrations, and a stationary gripping dcvice rigidly fixed to'said bar, one

of said gripping devices being adapted to be received within the waistband of the trousers and to grip a fold of said waistband, substantially as described.

4. In a trousers-hanger, the combination of a head or bar provided with serrations, two gripping devices, each consisting of a fixed jaw and a springstretched movable jaw hinged to the fixed jaw, both of said jaws having inwardly-turned serrations, one of said gripping devices being rigidly fixed to said bar and the other adapted to slide along said bar,.and provided with a spring-detent adapted to engage in its serrations, and thereby lock said gripping device in position against the tension of the stretched waistband, substantially as described.

FRANK C. GERMANN, JR.

WVitnesses:

WM. H. Low, S. B. BREWER. 

